International Handbook of Health Literacy

Research, Practice and Policy across the Life-Span

Orkan Okan editor Paulo Pinheiro editor Ullrich Bauer editor Diane Levin-Zamir editor Kristine Sørensen editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bristol University Press

Published:31st Jul '19

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International Handbook of Health Literacy cover

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Health literacy addresses a range of social dimensions of health, including knowledge, navigation and communication, as well as individual and organizational skills for accessing, understanding, evaluating and using information. Particularly over the past decade, health literacy has globally become a major public health concern as an asset for promoting health, wellbeing and sustainable development.

This comprehensive handbook provides an invaluable overview of current international thinking about health literacy, highlighting cutting edge research, policy and practice in the field. With a diverse team of contributors, the book addresses health literacy across the life-span and offers insights from different populations and settings. Providing a wide range of major findings, the book outlines current discourse in the field and examines necessary future dialogues and new perspectives.

“As a field of study and practice we benefit from international thinking about health literacy as a public health priority. This book is a much needed resource for improving health literacy locally, regionally and globally.” Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, International Health Literacy Association

ISBN: 9781447344513

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768 pages